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Aging department seeks modest increases for senior centers and homemaker program amid flat grant funding
Summary
Department of Aging asked commissioners to approve targeted increases for larger senior centers and expand a county homemaker program to cover people on the state waiting list; staff said grant funding is stable but stagnant, so administrative funds must cover raises.
Butler County's Department of Aging presented its 2026 budget recommendations at the July 8 workshop, asking targeted increases to senior-center funding and a small expansion of a county homemaker program to assist residents on waiting lists for state services.
Aging director Crystal told commissioners the department successfully expanded programming and partnerships after COVID, and that senior centers in Andover, El Dorado and Augusta have…
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